The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has received letters of intent from 56 potential sponsors of pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure projects supported with federal funds under the TAP program.

NHDOT will award $5 Million in federal funds awarded in this competitive transportation grant round to the successful New Hampshire communities.

The Town of Swanzey became the 4th community in NH to adopt a Complete Streets policy

In October, the town of Swanzey became the fourth community in New Hampshire to adopt a Complete Streets policy. This small town of 7,300 is being held up as a model for other communities who are striving to provide planning guidelines that support roads designed for all modes of transportation, including bicyclists and pedestrians. Lessons learned are discussed in the HEAL Newsletter Article about Swanzey Complete Streets.

Five "Es" of Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Planning are Education, Engineering, Encouragement, Evaluation, Enforcement. In recent years, another "E", Equity, has emerged as an important consideration for developing connected multimodal systems that provide meaningful choices in transportation.

While "green" bicycle tourism leaves a small footprint in New Hampshire. New Hampshire's attractiveness to tourists may partly be our courteous New Hampshire motorists, as Robert Messenger from New York City found.

Ann Poole provided this picture taken along
Beard Road in Hillsborough.

Innovative Pavement Markings

The Town of Hanover has clarified some of the rules of the road related to motorist/pedestrian/cyclist space through innovative pavement markings on Valley Road. Valley Road has no sidewalks and pedestrians have only the highway as a legal transportation option. This application includes a new sign explaining the rules of the road where sidewalks are not present along a highway.

USDOT invites the American public—including the users, developers, owners, and operators of the transportation network and the policy officials who shape it—to have a frank conversation about the shape, size, and condition of that system and how it will meet the needs and goals of our nation for decades to come. Find out more at the Beyond Traffic webpage.